Hermione Rejecting Orestes
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Hermione Rejecting Orestes

TitleHermione Rejecting Orestes
ArtistAnne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson French, 1767-1824
Datec. 1799 18th century
MediumPen and black ink and black chalk, with stumping, and brush and brown and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on ivory laid paper
Classificationpen and ink drawings
OriginFrance France
Holding institutionArt Institute of Chicago
Credit lineMargaret Day Blake Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Hermione Rejecting Orestes” is a work by Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson French, 1767-1824, dated c. 1799. It is executed in pen and black ink and black chalk, with stumping, and brush and brown and gray wash, heightened with white gouache, on ivory laid paper and classified as pen and ink drawings. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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